His Lawyer Framed Her Insane,Now the Colonel She Married Will Burn Their Empire DownChapter 1

Grandpa was beaten in a violent forced demolition. He suffered a sudden heart attack and needed emergency surgery.

But my husband, Charles, handed me a settlement agreement instead.

"Abigail, as soon as you drop the lawsuit, I'll have the doctors save your grandfather."

My fingers trembled, but I signed my name.

In the end, we still missed the critical window. Grandpa became a vegetable.

When the news came, I couldn't hold on any longer. I collapsed.

Through the haze of unconsciousness, I heard Charles talking to his secretary.

"Grandpa won't wake up. I'll arrange for someone to care for him for the rest of his life."

"But Freya can't suffer. Five years ago, when I was dying, she tested experimental drugs for me. She donated her kidney. I promised I would protect her forever."

I looked down at the scar on my abdomen. My eyes burned red.

He didn't know.

In the safe at the family home, hidden at the very bottom, there was an anonymous donation agreement.

The one who tested those drugs for him. The one who gave him a kidney.

It was always me.

I picked up the service medal Grandpa had treasured all his life.

This time, I would get him justice.

This love that had only ever hurt me.

I didn't want it anymore.

1.

"Get everyone who knows anything. As long as they agree to keep quiet, give them whatever they want. Whatever it costs."

Morgan Pierce drew a sharp breath. "Mr. Charles, Freya caused injuries during an illegal demolition. She's the one at fault. Are you really going to break the law to protect her?"

"Because of your favoritism, her grandfather is now in a vegetative state. When Mrs. Charles wakes up, she may never forgive you."

Charles's expression turned cold. His voice dropped to ice.

"Even if her grandfather never wakes up—even if he dies—I will always protect Freya."

"Acquiring that land has been her dream. How could I let something this trivial derail her career?"

"Besides, Abigail already signed. I won't let her go back on her word."

His words hit me like a gust of frozen wind, the chill sinking into my bones, dragging me into a despair I couldn't name.

Morgan hesitated, then tried again carefully. "But Mrs. Charles loves her grandfather more than anything. She won't give up easily—"

"Enough."

Charles cut him off impatiently. "I already promised Freya. No one will hurt her."